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Wooster citizens mark Charles Follis Day; group highlights ‘Power of One’ and local history
Summary
Community members visited the Feb. 3 Wooster City Council meeting to mark Charles Follis Day and described local efforts to preserve the athlete’s legacy, including a stone replacement and a ‘Power of One’ initiative by the Charles Follis Foundation.
Lawrence Walker and other community members addressed the Wooster City Council on Feb. 3 to mark Charles Follis Day and to describe local preservation and education efforts tied to Follis, the Wooster-area athlete recognized in 2018 by Ohio’s governor.
In remarks to the council, Lawrence Walker recounted the group’s work to replace a worn headstone at Follis’s gravesite, raise funds and develop local interpretive history. "Charles Follis exemplified the power of 1 with both grace and greatness," Walker said. He told the council his group raised about $30,000 to replace the marker and to support related local…
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